It’s time to end this slump. Not just for the Capitals’ sake, but for my own sanity. I can’t read any more dramatic takes. Might be a tad tricky since the Sharks are looking pretty good, but they’re also on their own losing streak. The Sharks have lost three in a row and allowed six goals in each loss. There is only one good thing about the Sharks and it is the fact that their fans are lucky enough to be able to attribute their team to one of the biggest bops on the planet. It’s “Baby Shark.”
The Capitals didn’t travel out to the west coast, so we are all very blessed with a 7PM puck drop! Don’t forget, if you are without a television, you can always stream the game live on the My Teams app. Peter will deliver, what I’m sure will be, an impeccable recap.
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| Record | 28-16-7 | 27-16-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 56.5% | 48.7% |
| PDO | 98.4 | 102.2 |
| Power Play | 24.3% (7th) | 21.0% (11th) |
| Penalty Kill | 81.6% (11th) | 78.1% (23rd) |
Projected Lines
Isabelle from the Washington Post continues to keep us updated on all the lines drama. It looks like DSP, Dowd and Bowey are the scratches tonight. We should expect to see a little something like the below tonight:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Jaskin – Eller – Connolly
Stephenson – Boyd – Burakovsky
Orlov – Carlson
Kempny – Niskanen
Orpik – Siegenthaler
Holtby
Gritty Packing
Gritty is packing for the All-Star Game. This doesn’t help make it any clearer to me what Gritty ~is:
Packing for my big All Star trip, tryna keep it to the essentials. Am I missing anything? pic.twitter.com/BolkKa6X8l
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) January 22, 2019
Storylines
- This girl asked Jakub Vrana to prom. Might not have gotten the date, but went home with a souvenir anyway!
- A glimpse of our sweet boy, Christian Djoos practicing! He was sporting the latest fashion trend, a baby blue non-contact jersey.
- The Mighty Ducks cast members attended an Anaheim Ducks game. The Ducks got shut out 3-0, so maybe the cast members should’ve put their skills to the test and suited up for the team?
- It was “National Hugging Day” and what kind of blog would we be if we didn’t put a post together of the times Alex Ovechkin almost crushed his teammates? You can feel the papa love while reading.
- I personally would love to see this little kid take over for Alex Ovechkin at the All-Star Game. He’s offering!
- Evgeny Kuznetsov and his celebration moves keep getting copied. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
- At the end of the day, no matter how big the slump is, it’s important to remember that our team loves each other :….)
National Southern Food Day
Apparently, today is National Southern Food Day. The tweet going around on my feed at the moment is:
what’s your most controversial southern food take?#NationalSouthernFoodDay
— Alex McDaniel (@AlexMcDaniel) January 22, 2019
I’ll go ahead on record to state that I think biscuits and gravy is disgusting. It’s gross looking, I can’t figure out the texture, and what is wrong with a plain butter biscuit?
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Sharks
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